Written in Stone: The Hidden Secrets of Fossils and the Story of Life on Earth - Couverture souple

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Switek, Brian

 
9781848313422: Written in Stone: The Hidden Secrets of Fossils and the Story of Life on Earth
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ISBN 10 : 184831342X ISBN 13 : 9781848313422
Editeur : Icon Books, 2012

Synopsis

The first book on the hunt for evolution's 'missing links' over the last three decades - and what palaeontologists' findings mean for our place on earth.

Darwin's theory was for more than a century dogged by a major problem: the evidence proving the connections between the main groups of organisms was nowhere to be found. By the 1970s this absence of 'transitional fossils' was hotly debated; some palaeontologists wondering if these 'missing links' had been so quick that no trace of them was left.

However, during the past three decades fossils of walking whales from Pakistan, feathered dinosaurs from China, fish with feet from the Arctic Circle, ape-like humans from Africa, and many more bizarre creatures that fill in crucial gaps in our understanding of evolution have all been unearthed. These discoveries have revolutionised the way in which the fossil record is read to make sense of life on Earth, including the evolution of human beings.

WRITTEN IN STONE - a hugely compelling scientific history by an up-and-coming star of popular science - is the first account of the remarkable discovery of these gap-fossils and of the new stories they tell about the evolution of life.

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À propos de l'auteur

BRIAN SWITEK writes a blog for Wired magazine which has been featured in the Guardian, Daily Mail, New Scientist, The New York Times and The Times ('Brilliant writing about palaeontology and evolution, with great daily photos'). He has been a guest on BBC Radio 4's Material World and written for The Times and the Guardian.

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Éditeur
Icon Books
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
184831342X
ISBN 13 
9781848313422
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781934137291: Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1934137294 ISBN 13 :  9781934137291
Editeur : Bellevue Literary Press, 2011
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